Shloka 14
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Kṛṣṇa’s Rudra-Cosmogony Explanation (सौप्तिक पर्व, अध्याय १७)
तमब्रवीत् पिता नास्ति त्वदन्य: पुरुषो5ग्रज: । स्थाणुरेष जले मग्नो विस्रब्ध: कुरु वैकृतम्
tam abravīt pitā nāsti tvadanyaḥ puruṣo 'grajaḥ | sthāṇur eṣa jale magnaḥ visrabdhaḥ kuru vaikṛtam ||
毗湿摩耶那言：父神（梵天）对造物者说道：“除汝之外，别无更长之男。此斯塔努（湿婆）亦沉没于水，安然无扰；故汝可无惧而行，开始造化之业。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes sanctioned action and fearlessness: when rightful authority confirms there is no higher claimant or restraining elder, one should proceed confidently with one’s appointed duty—here symbolized by beginning creation.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Brahmā reassures the Creator that no elder male exists besides him, and that Śiva (Sthāṇu) is submerged in the waters; therefore the Creator should proceed without anxiety and commence the creative task.